English football has got to the point where a club has a massive squad and your main rivals also have quality in abundance. And as such, the Premier League title is going to be decided by a very small margin.

You only have to look at the season just finished, in which the Manchester United and Chelsea gang of internationals have finished two points apart from each other.

Despite narrowly missing out on the domestic league and the Champions League, Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon (one of the most popular men in football) is not a happy bunny. This is despite him leading the team up the steps in Moscow to collect their runners-up medals, something that only one of the most self-centred and obnoxious people in the world could do.

'John Terry's inability to stay on his feet was the difference between Chelsea winning and losing'


These were Kenyon's comments after the match in Moscow: "Three months ago, we were involved in four competitions, six weeks ago we were still in two and we got knocked out of the last one. It's disappointing from that point of view, but we're going to regroup from that and come back better next season.

"It's been an interesting season, but you don't like finishing second and as runners-up. Given the standards we've set at the club, that's not something we've settled for.

Strange comments to make, considering that John Terry's inability to stay on his feet was the difference between Chelsea winning and losing. If Frank Lampard had directed his shot on target instead of against the crossbar, would the lovable chappie Kenyon have been singing from the rooftops?

Ay team, no matter how good they are, will always concede goals, lose the odd game and never always be at their best. Nevertheless, there's money available and Kenyon wants some star names - as well as a new manager following Avram Grant's sacking.

"We will be bringing in a couple of players," Kenyon told the Daily Express."But we are looking at a very thin market from a quality point of view, and it's realistic to say we're only looking at a small number of players.

"We're looking at players who have the potential to be star names. When you look at what we've already got, are they better than that?"

That's the question; will Chelsea just be replacing like for like at Stamford Bridge this summer?

If Didier Drogba is to leave, as expected, they've basically kissed goodbye to one of the world's best strikers, leaving a yawning chasm up front.

And with Arsenal and Liverpool looking to make strides next season, will the Blues do well simply to remain in the top two of the pecking order or will a few extra star names (avoiding another Andriy Shevchenko of course) make all the difference?